Africa · DX entity · DXCC 208 · deleted

Ruanda-Urundi

Ruanda-Urundi was a DX entity in Africa, in CQ zone 36 and ITU zone 52, counting for contacts from 1 July 1960 until 30 June 1962.

A deleted entity. Contacts made from 1 July 1962 no longer count for Ruanda-Urundi.

The map of this entity arrives with the DXEntity boundary layer.

Figure 1. Ruanda-Urundi. The boundary is to come. Boundaries: not yet published (GIS-Architecture, the DXEntity layer).

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	208
Name in the ADIF standard	RUANDA-URUNDI
Continent	Africa
Primary prefix	none listed
CQ zone	36
ITU zone	52
Counts for contacts from	1 July 1960
No longer counts from	1 July 1962
Remarks	Continent, zones and validity from the ARRL DXCC List (deleted entities): (9U5) Only contacts made July 1, 1960, to June 30, 1962, count for this entity. Contacts made July 1, 1962, and after, count as Burundi (9U) or Rwanda (9X).

Sources: ADIF Development Group, ADIF Specification version 3.1.8 (2026-10-12), DXCC Entity Code enumeration. https://adif.org/; ARRL, DXCC List (current and deleted entities), January 2026. https://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes